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      Bonds bitter about Giants ‘firing’ him

      October 25, 2007 /

      There’s only one way Barry Bonds knows how to do things, and that’s to make everything about Barry Bonds. While attending a recent special speaking forum, Bonds was introduced by a host who listed of all his on-field accomplishments. Afterwards, a radio host asked Bonds if he had really accomplished everything the host had listed, to which Barry replied, “I did, and then I got fired. Shame on me, huh?”

      Bonds wasn’t finished:

      “I told (Giants owner) Peter Magowan, ‘If I’m a part-time player, I’m still better than your full-time player, and it’s a wise idea to keep me,”‘ Bonds said. “We still have time. Things might change.”

      Bonds also said that if he were running the franchise, the Giants would have won a World Series by now. They fell five outs short in 2002, and one thing the slugger is still missing on his remarkable resume is a championship ring.

      “They’ve been here since 1958,” Bonds said. “We’d win a World Series. I know the game so well. I can see talent. I know exactly what I’d be looking for.”

      Is the club any closer to winning it all?

      “I can’t answer that. I don’t work there anymore,” Bonds quipped, then howled in laughter. “My philosophy in sports is you don’t break things up. You add to it.”

      1. If the Giants bring him back next year as a bench player, he’d complain about not getting enough playing time.

      2. If he were running the franchise the Giants would win a WS? Wasn’t he already running the franchise? I mean, he might have well been with all of his absurd demands and special privileges, not to mention the fact that GM Brian Sabean had to build the team around him for years.

      3. The Giants don’t have a core group of players to add to, Barry. Besides the pitching staff, they need a complete upheaval and they can’t rebuild with a part-time player with creaky knees and a slowing bat commanding $16 mil a year.

      It’s over Barry. Let the Giants break away from all the distractions and daily grind of trying to make you happy.

      MLB

      Heat, T-Wolves swing trade

      October 25, 2007 /

      In a recently finalized trade, the Heat sent Antoine Walker, Michael Doleac, Wayne Simien and a conditional 2008 first round pick to Minnesota for Ricky Davis and Mark Blount.

      Miami is selling this as a salary cap move that upgrades the team’s perimeter scoring, but Blount’s remaining contract (3 years, $22.1 M) is worse than Walker’s (2 years, $17.8 M), so there is definitely more going on here. The article mentions Walker’s problems with conditioning:

      But Walker’s second season with the Heat was marred by his struggles to meet Riley’s rigid conditioning standards. Riley’s dissatisfaction with the 6-9 Walker’s weight and body-fat percentage led to a four-game suspension last season, and more problems in training camp.

      Walker, 31, was held out of the opening practice of camp and benched for three exhibition games, including Tuesday’s finale.

      Also playing into the trade is the performance of Dorell Wright, who outplayed Walker at small forward last season. With Dwyane Wade missing the first part of the season, Davis will step in at shooting guard and Wright will get most of the minutes at small forward. Once Wade returns, Davis will likely provide scoring off the bench.

      Blount will give the Heat some security in the middle when Shaq inevitably misses a bunch of games due to injury.

      Fantasy Basketball, NBA

      World Series Recap: Game 1

      October 25, 2007 /

      Red Sox 13, Rockies 1
      Thanks to a seven-run fifth inning and another classic pitching performance by Josh Beckett, Boston steamrolled Colorado 13-1 in Game 1 of the World Series. Dustin Pedroia led off bottom of the first inning with a solo shot over the Green Monster in left field and the Red Sox never looked back. They collected 13 runs on 17 hits, and had three players finish with three-hit performances at the plate (David Ortiz, Manny Ramirez and Julio Lugo). Throw in another masterful performance by Josh Beckett (7.0 innings, 6 hits, 1 ER) and the Rockies never had a chance.

      So the question (at least for Colorado) now becomes: Was the layoff between the NLCS to the WS too much? With how hot the Rockies were entering the series, I would say yes, the layoff killed them. When a team gets on a roll, the worse possible thing that could happen is any kind of a layoff, not to mention one that carries on past a week. It’s like in football when an offense is in rhythm and marching down the field, the last thing it wants is for the defense to call a time out. However, this is also the World Series – this is it, folks. Layoff or no layoff 13-1 is a massacre. Hopefully for general baseball fans, the Rockies can make a series out of this and keep it interesting.

      MLB

      Falcons’ Hall says he wants to be cut

      October 24, 2007 /

      The owner of the Atlanta Falcons voodoo doll has struck again. After the team cut DT Grady Jackson Tuesday night, several players – including CB DeAngelo Hall – voiced their displeasure on Wednesday. Hall noted that due to head coach Bobby Petrino’s silence on the Jackson issue, he wants to be cut.

      When Hall was told Petrino said the move was a football decision, he responded: “If that’s the case they need to cut about 52 [players], they can cut me too, they can cut all 53 of us. Ain’t nobody playing the way they should be playing right now. Obviously. We’re 1-6. To single out Grady is asinine. It’s ridiculous. We got so many players that haven’t made a play around here. It don’t make no sense. We gave a lot of people jobs. To sit there and single Grady out and say that’s the reason why, that’s ludicrous. If you’ve got something else better and more concrete to go off of, I’d love to hear it. I’m not buying that one.”

      It’s clear that – like most losing teams – the Falcons are in the midst of a midseason upheaval. Word is that Jackson was playing selfishly and was lazy at practice, so if that was the case, then Petrino did the right thing. Jim Mora was every player’s best friend last year and allowed guys like Hall to get away with everything. Now it’s Petrino’s duty to clean up the mess. The message is clear: If you don’t want to play like a team, then we’ll find players that will. If you want to act like selfish brats instead of professionals that are highly compensated, then you’re gone.

      Things look extremely bleak in Atlanta, but maybe Petrino is just getting rid of the weeds so he can have a fresh lawn in due time.

      NFL

      Goodell strikes again

      October 23, 2007 /

      Due to the title of this blog, you’re probably thinking to yourself, “Wow, did another freaking NFL player get suspended?” No, this news is positive. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and the league office have decided to shorten the time teams get during the first two rounds of the draft. Instead of the agonizing 15 minutes teams used to get to make a selection in the first round, they now only get 10. And in the second round, teams now get seven minutes instead of 10, plus the draft time will be moved from 12:00pm ET to 3:00pm ET and only the first two rounds will be conducted on the first day. Usually the first three rounds occur on the first day, but now rounds 3-7 will be moved to day two.

      “We believe this will make for a more streamlined and efficient draft,” commissioner Roger Goodell said in a statement issued during the league owners meetings in Philadelphia.

      Good call. Anyone who sat through the first round of last year’s draft saw it go six hours and eight minutes – the longest first round in the history of the draft. These new changes might not be best for the teams, but they certainly are better for those fans that don’t want to donate 24 hours to watching the entire first round.

      College Football, NFL, NFL Draft

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